i think that the next time i ship, i'll wrap in something lightweight, slap on a label and return address and take it to the counter. i'll ask if there's ANY cheaper way to ship and if she says yes, i can just mash my bundle into whatever and stick another pre-prepared label on that. whatever i want to send will cost what it costs either way. if it's a box, i'll take it home and keep adding until it's filled to the brim.
when i was on vacation and bought a lot of fabric, i couldn't fit it into my suitcase without going over the weight limit. no way was i going to pay the extra $50 they wanted, so i stuffed it into a large FR box and hubby sat on it while i taped the thing shut.
the people at the po didn't like it, but they seemed to be used to cheapy tourists and they took it. :mrgreen: